The Finest Hotel in Kabul

Cheaper in another edition — £11.39 at Bookshop.org UK The Finest Hotel in Kabul · See that edition →

No prices right now — open the app to check again.

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026 The Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller The Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the Year Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan – the first book from one of the world’s leading war correspondents. 'Simply unforgettable' ELIF SHAFAK 'Terrific' THE TIMES 'Incredible' PETER FRANKOPAN 'Powerful and charming' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Utterly compelling' PHILIPPE SANDS 'Masterly' TELEGRAPH 'Ingenious' KAMILA SHAMSIE 'A must-read' SUNDAY TIMES 'Beautiful' RORY STEWART In 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened for the first time: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that symbolised Afghans’ hopes for a more prosperous future. In the decades since, its staff have kept working through multiple coups, a Soviet occupation, the US-led invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors. Here, Lyse Doucet offers a vividly human history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of the people who have kept the Inter-Con running. It is the story of a hotel, and the story of a people. _ Shortlisted for the…

Other editions

More by Lyse Doucet

More by Lyse Doucet